Joe Sullivan has shown all of us that CISOs are on the front lines when it comes to breaches and their legal aftermath. Unfortunately, most CISOs are not attorneys and may not understand the rules of engagement with law enforcement to the point where they may find themselves in legal jeopardy for ‘doing the right thing’. Join Larry Dietz long time ...
The reality is no organization is insusceptible to a breach – and security teams, alongside the C-suite, should prepare now to make the response more seamless once a crisis does happen. Based on his experience working 1:1 with security leaders in the private and public sectors, Jon Check, executive director of Cyber Protection Solutions at Raytheon...
On this edition of the ESW news, we're all over the place! Funding and acquisitions are a little sad right now, but AI and TikTok bans raise our spirits. The hosts are split on feelings about the new .zip gTLD, there's a new standard for scoring an "AI Influence Level" (AIL), and lessons learned from Joe Sullivan's case and other Uber breaches. Als...
The CISO who can speak to the financial implications of cyber risk will be able to successfully work amongst the C-suite and in the board room to prioritize and address cyber initiatives. Building a view of the financial implications of those risks based on real data enhances not only the CISO’s decision-making ability but also the CISO’s credibili...
You can rebuild infrastructure. But you can’t un-breach data – Data sits at the core of an organization and is often the most open and vulnerable. This is why data security is the most important and urgent security problem to solve right now. We’re joined by Matt Radolec, Senior Director of Incident Response and Cloud Operations at Varonis, to wal...
This week, we discuss fundings, acquisitions (TWO DSPM exits!), the ongoing market downturn/weirdness, and surprise - LLM-based AIs! We spend a fair amount of time talking about the importance of breach transparency - we need to be able to learn from others' failures to improve our own defenses. We also discuss the inevitable 'One App To Rule them ...
